1. Parts of a Friendly Letter

2. 5 Parts of a Friendly Letter
The Heading
The Greeting
The Body
The Closing
The Signature

3. 1. Heading 72079 Maple Street Abita Springs, LA 70420 January 6, 2011
The heading of a letter has three lines:
The return address, which includes
the street address on the first line
city, state and zip code on the next line
The third line is the complete date
The heading goes at the top right side of the page. The left (beginning) letters are lined up with each other. Notice where commas go in the address and in the date.

4. 2. Greeting Dear Mrs. Molina, The Greeting means “hello.”
It includes the word “Dear” followed by the name of the person who is receiving the letter.
It begins on the far left margin. Skip one line after the heading, then write the greeting.
All words in the greeting are capitalized.
The greeting ends with a comma.

5. 3. Body
Things are going well for me at summer camp. My cabinmates are kind and funny, the food is plentiful and delicious, and the activities keep me so busy all day.
May I return to camp next summer? It has been such a great experience! Please write back.
The body of the letter contains the main text or message.
Each paragraph should be indented.
It should be written in your neatest handwriting, will all spelling, grammar, and punctuation correct. (Proofread!)

6. 4. Closing The closing means “good-bye.”
Line up the first letter of the closing with the first letters of the heading at the top of the page.
The first word of the closing begins with a capital letter. Here are some common closings:
Sincerely,
Your friend,
Until we meet again,
Love,
A comma follows the closing.

7. 5. Signature Sincerely, Mrs. Molina
The signature tells who wrote the letter.
Write the first letter of the signature directly under the first letter of the closing:
Sincerely,
Mrs. Molina

8. Friendly Letter Example see also Language book p. 521
455 East Main Street
Anytown, PA 44556
March 12, 2011
Dear Michael,
Let me tell you some of the reasons I hope you will never smoke. ______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
I hope you will consider these reasons as you grow older and are subject to peer pressure. This is the last paragraph.
Sincerely,
Jean Rogers